Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Legislative Hearing

WHAT: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Legislative Hearing on

·         HR 5987 (Hastings),  To establish the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hanford, Washington, and for other purposes.

·         HR 624 (Carney), To establish the First State National Park in the State of Delaware, and for other purposes.  “First State National Historic Park Act”

·         HR 3640 (Denham), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire not more than 18 acres of land and interests in land in Mariposa, California, and for other purposes.

·         HR 4109 (Gallegly), To designate additional National Forest System land in the Los Padres National Forest in the State of California as wilderness, to make certain wild and scenic river designations in that National Forest, to designate the Condor Ridge Scenic Area, to address off highway vehicle use in that National Forest, to facilitate a land exchange with the United Water Conservation District of California, and for other purposes.  “Los Padres Conservation and Recreation Act of 2012”

·         HR 4334 (Pearce), To establish a monument in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, and for other purposes.  “Organ Mountains National Monument Establishment Act”

·         HR 4484 (Chaffetz), To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah to Brigham Young University, and for other purposes.  “Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act”

·         HR 5319 (Tsongas), To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the mainstem of the Nashua River and its tributaries in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.  “Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act”

·         HR 5958 (Turner), To name the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Contact Station of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge unit of Gateway National Recreation Area in honor of James L. Buckley.

WHERE: 1324 Longworth House Office Building, US Capitol Complex, Washington DC

WHEN: 9AM, Thursday, June 28, 2012 

Opening Statements: The Honorable Ben Ray Lujan(D-NM) The Honorable Niki Tsongas (D-MA)

WITNESSES: 

Panel I

The Honorable John Carney, DE (HR 624)
Member of Congress

The Honorable Tom Carper, DE (HR 624)
U.S. Senator

The Honorable Jason Chaffetz, UT (HR 4484)
Member of Congress
 

The Honorable Jeff Denham, CA (HR 3640)
Member of Congress
 

The Honorable Doc Hastings, WA (HR 5987)
Member of Congress

The Honorable Steve Pearce, NM (HR 4334)
Member of Congress

The Honorable Niki Tsongas, MA (HR 5319)
Member of Congress

The Honorable Robert Turner, NY (HR 5958)
Member of Congress

Panel II

HR 4334

Carl Rountree
Director, National Landscape Conservation System
Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Department of the Interior

Jerry Schickedanz
Chairman
People for Preserving Our Western Heritage

Matt Rush
Executive Vice President
New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau

Billy Garrett
Commissioner, District 1
Dona Ana County

HR 4109 and HR 4484

Jim Pena
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System
United States Forest Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture

(Testifying on HR 4109 and HR 4484)

The Honorable John Curtis
Mayor
City of Provo

(Testifying on HR 4484)

Panel III

Victor Knox
Associate Director for Park Planning, Facilities and Lands
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
(Testifying on HR 624, HR 3640, HR 5319, HR 5958 and HR 5987)

Ingrid Kolb
Director, Office of Management
U.S. Department of Energy

Heather McClenahan
Executive Director
Los Alamos Historical Society

Gary Petersen
Vice President
Tri-City Development Council (TRIDEC)

Ray Smith
Resident
Oak Ridge, TN

Panel IV

HR 624, HR 3640, HR 5319 and HR 5958

Kevin Cann
Supervisor
Mariposa County
(Testifying on HR 3640)

Ronika Johnson
Resident
Mariposa, CA
(Testifying on HR 3640)

Timothy Slavin
Director
Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs
(Testifying on HR 624)

Elizabeth Campbell
Executive Director
Nashua River Watershed Association
(Testifying on HR 5319)